Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-03-04
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic News

Domestic News
Commodore VIM. T, Truxton, U. S, N,
died sud denly at Norfolk, Va, Feby. p
The Farmers Review, Of Chicago, states
that the winter wheat crop is, from presen
indications, a fairly average one. II. II.
Mrs. Logan has selected site for the
monument to- Gen. Logan, and his place Of
burial in the South Park, at Chicago. I.55
The amalgamated iron and steel workers
of Pennsy lvania have settled their difficult
ties and the mills will commence work at
once. # # III ESf II M #l#l5Si b.
The public debt reduction for February is
estimated at $4,000, 600, and the lessened
amount is attributed to the heavy pension
payments during the month. 555 i NJ d +.
DR.. Edmund Rogers, a wealthy bachelor
,of Chicago, who died recently, left a large
fortune to be given to any six women
whose husbands are drunkafds. 81 Ri a.
The business men Of Canada are greatly
excited BY the uncertainty Of the election
returns, and business is generally sus-
pended throughout the provinces.
1t is announced that Mr.. Frank Siddalls,
Of Philadelphia, who recently offered
$l00y 00O for Maud S., has increased the offer
to S125 600. Mr.. Bonner, who refused the
previous offer, has not yet replied to the
latter one. @s ssEsz&&.. IL a.>7s !. .s3st
At Osawatomie, Kas., the PennsyK ania
Mining and Gas Company struck large
supply of gas at a depth Of $50 feet. The
water is blown seventy feet in the air. The
supply is inexhaustible. At $40 feet they
passed through a seven-foot vein Of coal.
This assures Oswatomie many large man
ufactories. lls &r.
The will of George Hutchins OF Ancora,
N. J., who left $50, 900 to Henry George for
the dissemination of Mr.. Georges writings
was admitted to probate Friday at Camden,
after contest of relatives of Hutchins.
Mr.. George has, however, agreed to make
an amicable settlement with the heirs. 4
The six Republican members of the New
York State excise committee have decided
to report favorably Rev. Howard Crosby's
high license bill for New York City, having
so amended it as to reduce the cost of the
wine and beer license from $500 to 500 and
increased druggists licenses from $40 to 500.
The Maine state commission on cattle dis
eases has ordered quarantine against cat
tie from Massachusetts,, New York and ILL
nois, except that such cattle may be shipped
through the state to seaports without being
unloaded, except at Wharves used for this
purpose shall be disconnected Immediately,
at the expense of the owner. i i b 3
The seismoscope set up Tin the physical
laboratory at the U. S. Signal office was
disturbed and accurately recorded at I 80
meridian time, Feb. %, the arrival at that
point of the recent earthquake that
occurred in France and Italy. A rough
calculation gives about 500 miles per hour
as the velocity of transmission.
The tobacco workers and cigar makers
assemblies of the knights Of Labor, of New
York have decided not to obey the order Of
the general assembly of the knights The
order was adopted in October of last year
and provides that all persons engaged in
the cigar trade, who are Knights of Labor
ana members of the International Cigar
union. This is the old fight between the
union and Knights in regard to the use of
the labels Of the two organizations.
during the first seven months of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1887 were Sc, 04s, 1907,
being $685. less than the collections
during the same period of the last fiscal
year. There was a decrease of 1887, $40 in
23S, 500 from fermented liquors, and an in
crease of $69, 1886 from miscellaneous
objects. The total receipts from oleomar-
garine up to Feb. 1 last, were $355,599. The
aggregate receipts for January, 1885,, were
fo,. no, 12SR
G. r. Dun q Co., weekly trade review of
the rs, says: Wheat has declined, losing
the advance based on war rumors and
touching the lowest quotations for this crop
year at Chicago. Stocks have advanced.
Speculation has been dull, except in grain
and oil, wheat sales reaching IS, 7OO, 900
bushels, and oil 16,OO0,OCO barrels. Pork
products continue to advance, mess reach
ing $145O. Cotton is unchanged and coffee
recovered only an eighth Sugar also looks
weaker. The dry goods business is little
better on cottons with an improved de-
mand. Jobbing in dress goods goes on
with great freedom, but there. is but little
improv emelt in wooden goods. The bust
ness failures during the last seven days
number for the United States 1885. and for
Canada %; total 200, against 261 last week
and 24S the corresponding week of last
year. In New York, Canada and the
Southern and New England states casual
ties are very light. .E &e .s+
December 10, 1885, Geo. Druse, farmer
living near Herkimer, N. Y, was murdered
by his wife. The family consisted of Mr..
Il Mrs. Druse, daughter Mary aged 10, a
son aged 10 and a nephew aged 10. While
Druse was eating his breakfast, and after
quarrel with his wife, Mrs. Druse left
the room and returning with pistol, Mary
threw rope over her fathers head and the
woman fred upon him, the first shot being
fatal, but she fired into him again, and then
being unable to get the pistol of, called in
the boys and under furious threats obliged
Thorn to discharge the remaining chambers
into the body OF the PROSTATE man. Mrs.
Druse cut up the body and burned it In the
stove. The whole family were arrested, the
boys, owing to their youth were discharged
Mary was given life imprisonment ct
Auburn and Mrs. Druse was sentenced to
execution. Exhaustive efforts were made
to save her from this fate, but all were un-
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